... I'm an lpn who's been taking care of the same patient for 12 years. We've been able to work through every bowel change she's had, until now...She has frequent motility problems d/t a seizure disorder, and is on a sse schedule of 3x's a week. About a year ago, she began with increased incontinence, of loose, mushy stool between normal, soft-formed enema results, and has... (1 replies)

... grams a day,64 oz. or more a day of water. Lots of green leafy vegetables,squashes,nuts,beans. When your stools burns when moving your bowels that usually means your diet has a lot of acidic and gassy foods in it. ... (3 replies)

... It sounds like the high fat content of the fast foods causes the mushystools.It actually probably is causing constipation which is only allowing the mushy stool to go around the large hard dry stool that is trapped higher up in your colon. Don't be straining and forcing stool out. Drink 64 oz. ... (5 replies)

... Last Sunday I ate some fast food which made me sick, I didn't have diarreah, but small, mushystools instead, all the while I felt hot, flustered and anxious. This went on until about Friday. ... (5 replies)

... Thanx for your reply. Actually the pain is about 1-1/2 inches above belly button on both sides. My rectum has been aching lately too. I wish I was young,over 40. Stool sample came back ok,no blood. Don't know where to go from here. I f I eat like I usually do now, I will have to have a mushy bowel at least 4 times,usually morning). I'm getting to the point I'm hardly eating... (4 replies)

... This is for a 17 month old. I am wondering if I should be concerned, the parents don't seem to be. She was barely 4lbs when she was born and is now 17 months old, but the size of a 8 month old. She is only 18lbs and has been that since I started watching her 6 months ago. Early last month she had white poo for two days, I immediately notified the parents and told them I... (0 replies)

... I have been having these loose morning stools for about a month and half now. It usually occurs within the first 30 minutes after I am awake, and when I go it is fast and done within a minute or less. ... (2 replies)

... It appears you have covered alot of her your patient's problems.
The only suggestion I have is that all the food that you are feeding her except for oatmeal is insoluble type of fiber or no fiber. To bulk up her stool you need more fiber that absorbs fluid. I certainly would try psyllium, grains other than wheat --like rice and grits, root veggies.
Bananas, applesauce,... (1 replies)

... l bladder disease, to endometriosis. It sounds like you're really concerned, so make a diary of when symptoms occur, and what may have triggered the episodes of mushystools. Do they occur during or shortly after eating? ... (2 replies)

... Now almost 4 weeks post antibiotics, I am still having frequent BM. Up until this week, most were very soft, like soft serve or mushy cow patty, not so much watery. Always mucus present. Now, stools getting more firm, that makes me very happy but one day I'll have 2 BM and the next 6 BM. ... (2 replies)

... vel and low iron, negative on all else . I'm up for a sigmoidoscopy on 6th Jan, she discussed the possibility of bowel cancer but is hopeful that it's ulcers. My stools are still sticky and multicoloured with patches of blackish brown, hard, mushy and bloody. Also I've gone from daily to once weekly bm. ... (9 replies)

... ast week eating more fiber, wheat bran, fruits, etc, but I realised that is not a fiber problem, fiber increases the size of the stools, but in my case there are stools formed but my bowels just don't move. ... (1 replies)

... Hello,
So every few days or few weeks I get an episode (that lasts a few days) of blood on my stool, totally red colored stools (not black, sometimes dark red but mostly red and bright red), very light/mild stomach cramps on the lower left side of my stomach (don't come as often, so pain isn't a large factor), and lots of stomach growling (especially when I lay down). In... (6 replies)

... i am one year post op and don't remember surgeon putting me on stool softeners after my resection. I had intermittent regular stools and soft mushy ones after my resection. It took a lot of time to figure out what foods were causing differences in my bowel movements. ... (2 replies)

... After passing a bowel movement, I can't seem to get my bottom clean. I wipe very thoroughly and gently with quality toilet paper, until there appears to be no fecal residue left, and then a little while later I will feel a wet intense itch. Sure enough, I re-wipe and there is quite a bit of fecal residue. In fact, I usually have to re-wipe several times throughout the day. ... (0 replies)